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Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust (MAT) is structured in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association. It aims to provide governance that is conducive to effective working, ensuring that checks and balances are in place whilst avoiding duplication and delivering effective two way communication.
The founding members appoint further Trustees with the Diocesan Board of Education maintaining a majority of appointments. When appointing new Trustees, the Board gives consideration to the skills and experience mix of existing Trustees in order to ensure that the Board has the necessary skills to contribute fully to the MATs development.
Each school within the MAT has its own local governing body to whom delegated authority is clearly defined via a scheme of delegated authority. Each Trustee takes responsibility for a portfolio area and provides the point of contact on this topic to local governors to ensure effective communication.
In simple terms, the governance structure delegates the ‘business’ matters of running a school to the Board of Trustees and Trust senior management team, freeing up school leaders to focus on teaching, learning and school improvement.
Governors specific areas of responsibility:
Chair of Governors: Kirsty Sidgreaves
Vice-Chair of Governors: Andrew Thomas
Safeguarding Lead: Shirley Herod
Clerk to the LGB Siw Wysome email: mod.clerk@stcmat.org
If you wish to contact the Governing Body then please email mod.clerk@stcmat.org
Name | Type of governor | Appointing body | Role | Term start/End | Committee’s | Registered interests | Attendance 2021/2022 |
Kate Gawadzyn | Ex Officio | Trust | Headteacher Meavy | 01/09/2021 | All
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Louise Scott | Ex Officio | Trust | Headteacher Lady Modiford’s | 01/09/2021 | All | S Scott Estate work |
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Andrew Thomas | Ex Officio | Trust | Rector West Dartmoor Benefice | 01/09/2020 | All |
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Philippa Bellows | Foundation | Trust |
| 16/11/2021 | All |
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Anne-Marie Critchley | Staff | Staff |
| 01/09/2021 | All |
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Philip Gasche | Foundation | Trust |
| 16/12/2019 | All |
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Shirley Herod | Foundation | Trust |
| 08/02/2021 | All |
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Alison Rogers | Parent | Parents |
| 27/01/2022 | All |
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Kirsty Sidgreaves | Foundation | Trust | Chair | 10/12/2018 | All |
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Mike Godkin | Foundation | Trust |
| 01/09/2021 – 30/05/2022 |
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Robert Atwill | Foundation | Trust |
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Anita Bickell | Foundation | Trust |
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West Dartmoor Federation Local Governing Body for Lady Modiford’s and Meavy Primary Schools
Governors for 2021 - 2022
Name | Category of Governor | Term of Office (From/To) |
Anne-Marie Critchley | Staff Governor | 01/09/2020 31/08/2024 |
Philip Gasche | Foundation Governor | 16/12/2019 15/12/2023 |
Kate Gawadzyn | Headteacher (Meavy) | N/A |
Michael Godkin
Shirley Herod | Foundation Governor
Foundation Governor | 01/09/2021 31/08/2025 01/02/2021 31/01/2025 |
Louise Scott | Headteacher (Lady Modiford's) | N/A |
Kirsty Sidgreaves
Andrew Thomas | Foundation Governor
Parish Priest ex officio | 10/12/18 09/12/22
N/A |
Siw Wysome | Clerk | N/A |
Previous Governors:
Robert Atwill
Anita Bickell
Jo Dibben
Ed Hulbert
Mark Miller
Dave Moore
West Dartmoor Federation Local Governing Body for Lady Modiford’s and Meavy Primary Schools
Governors Attendance 2020 - 2021
Name | LGB 1 23/09/20 | LGB 2 10/12/20 | LBB 3 19/03/21 & 10/02/21 | LGB 4 16/03/21 | LGB 5 20/05/21 | LGB 6 |
Robert Atwill
| WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC |
Anita Bickell | √ | √ | A | √ | √ | - |
Anne-Marie Critchley | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Philip Gasche | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | Holiday |
Gavin Hamilton | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Shirley Herod | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Kirsty Sidgreaves | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Andrew Thomas | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Siw Wysome | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
WC Work commitment
A Absent
